Jays 2026 Thread

Jays are now in a wild card spot
 
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The scoreboard operator screwed up. There was one out, and the scoreboard showed two. Somebody on the Red Sox should have brought that to the Umpires' attention. The runner on third would have tagged up instead of running on contact, if he had known there was only one out.
All MLB players are told every year not to go by the scorebaord. Even after the game some Boston players didn't blame the scoreboard, but rather took responsibility for the mistake.
 
All MLB players are told every year not to go by the scorebaord. Even after the game some Boston players didn't blame the scoreboard, but rather took responsibility for the mistake.

It's not as if Red Sox' interim 3rd base coach Chad Epperson had a whole lot more to do in that situation.
 
It's not as if Red Sox' interim 3rd base coach Chad Epperson had a whole lot more to do in that situation.
When I was a kid growing up and watching and learning about baseball, I always laughed when the fielders would tell each other how many outs there were in between batters. It didn't take long to learn how important that actually is. This game illustrates that.
 
The scoreboard operator screwed up. There was one out, and the scoreboard showed two. Somebody on the Red Sox should have brought that to the Umpires' attention. The runner on third would have tagged up instead of running on contact, if he had known there was only one out.
You do not trust the scoreboard as official , it is not
 
Are you a believer that getting in is their only hurdle? That once the Jays are in the postseason, they will use the experience from last year’s WS run to go all the way this time
Its all about who gets hot in the playoffs.
You can have the best team on paper like the Dodgers do, but if they hit a slump during the playoffs it means nothing
 
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.5 games out of WC but we have easy schedule going forward after Tampa Bay we got New York without Judge then losing clubs and some of the teams also in WC race so we are in it and it is in our hands

Never saw that coming but Jays were cagey as they kept enough players to potentially compete knowing other WC teams did not so now they will sell out the skydome rest of year

Even without Vlad we are in it and if he does start hitting then we should make it
 
35 games left.

I think it's doable

'Winning' the sixth Wild Card position will likely do more harm than good to the Blue Jays in the long term.

On the plus side, (based on previous years in which each League has had six teams play in the postseason), they'll have approximately a 1.2% chance of winning the World Series from the AL 6 seed; passing either the Red Sox or the Yankees in the standings appears to be a pipe dream.

On the negative side, they will be excluded from the draft lottery for next year's top amateur players, which will also result in a significant drop in the sum total of bonus money they will be permitted to pay to draftees. Their first selection in next year's draft would also be no higher than 29th overall, because they're already subject to a ten spot drop for having exceeded the Luxury Tax limit for a third consecutive year. If they select any high school players with early round picks, they'll run the risk of losing rights to those players if they elect to attend College or University instead of turning pro immediately.

The farm system, (ranked #22 of 30), currently has no impact talent who are likely to make significant contributions in 2027. There isn't much in the way of surplus at any position that offseason trading can fill one hole in the lineup without creating another. Spending on additional veteran free agents will ensure that the Luxury Tax penalties continue indefinitely.

Jose Berrios is unlikely to decline his $24.7 Million player option salary for 2027, (a $6 Million raise), even though he may well not pitch at the Big League level next year, and Andres Gimenez will be paid an additional $8 Million per season for at least three more years, (bump from $15.57 Million). Who knows if and when Anthony Santander will make a significant onfield contribution.

A second consecutive postseason appearance would be used to justify the inevitable annual hike in ticket prices which Rogers is likely to impose, at least until crowd numbers dwindle.
 
Finishing with the final wild-card spot would be much better than passing the Sox or Yankees would be. It would put us against the AL west winner instead of one of the above.

As far as the draft goes Jays may look at college Jr's in the early rounds and focus on seniors in the later rounds. Seniors have no leverage, so they often sign for less than slot money.
 
Jose Sanchez cost the Jays a second win against the Rays. He had to face Max Scherzer in the clubhouse. 😲

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PROzgyNzC7s
He's a defensive liability like George Bell was.
The loss aside due to JS not catching that ball, game showed that Jays are better than the Rays. They have also scored runs against great pitching in the last series vs Yanks and in this one.
 
He's a defensive liability like George Bell was.

George Bell could hit, he held the Jays home run record (47) for 23 years before Jose broke it with 54. I doubt Jose Sanchez will ever hit 40.

It's unhealthy to piss off Max Scherzer, he reminds me of Jimmy Connors. John Schneider won't protect Sanchez.

 
I'm not defending Sanchez's poor play, but in the last two years there have been more than one occasion where Scherzer shit the bed with a poor performance.
At this point, any positive outings from Max should be seen as found money.